A Presentation and Discussion about Various Business Models for Mobile Apps

Have you ever wondered about how people make money with Mobile Apps beyond just selling it through the App store? Or wondered how a start-up or a business decides what business model they should use? Please join us for a presentation on various types of business models being used for Mobile Apps followed by a panel discussion and Q&A.

The panel of some of the most successful Mobile Software entrepreneurs in San Diego will discuss various business models and how they make money. These successful company founders will share some of the thinking and heartache that went into deciding on their business model, and share some of the dos and don'ts.

PANELISTS:

Boian Spassov

Founder & CEO, Locbit

Boian Spassov is the founder and CEO of Locbit, a technology company that allows the public to navigate the world as they do the web using a mobile device as their remote control. Spassov built and deployed a technology platform that utilizes a powerful algorithm to deliver relevant content based on location and contextual factors, primarily onto out of home digital screens with Internet connectivity. Since 2011, Spassov’s company has delivered the opportunity to engage and target relevant messages to consumers when they are most likely to make purchasing decisions – while on the go. Spassov graduated from San Diego State University in 2010 with a Bachelor of Science in Finance. It was while at San Diego State that he interviewed local business owners to determine what was missing in the advertising and marketing space for them. It was based on this input, paired with a strategy for deep analytics and a global technology platform, that Spassov developed Locbit as a tool to bring intelligence and measurable metrics to the out-of-home space.

Peter A. Tenereillo

Founder/Creator, Trapster

Trapster: Users share the location of police speed traps, DUI checkpoints, and other roadway wallet hazards in real time. Trapster was the #1 most popular (by both downloads and app store ranking) Navigation category app across all smartphone platforms, for more than 2 years, from launch until well after the company was sold. This was done on a shoestring development budget, with a scrappy team and $zero spent on marketing, dominating over well funded competitors such as AT&T/VZ Navigator, Waze (67MM VC raised) and INRIX (68MM raised, preparing IPO), with only MapQuest as viable competition. More than 10 million downloads and more than 2.5 million active monthly users, from Lebanon to Los Angeles, Sydney to San Francisco, Berlin to Boca Raton, Trapster was truly a global phenomenon.

Co-inventor / developer of the 1st content router (sold to Nortel/Alteon for 221MM in 2000)

... and many others, founder / key employee in 6 startups, 4 exits

Inventor of record on 14 US patents

25 years software engineering

Surfing and sport bike fanatic

I spend my best days in Cardiff by the Sea, California

Adam Riggs-Zeigen

Senior Manager, Business Development, Qualcomm

CEO and Co-Founder, RockMyRun

As a senior manager of business development within Qualcomm's software ecosystem group, Adam has worked with developers both large and small, across a variety of platforms, to help them better monetize their applications. Adam has also worked with large brands, including Universal Music Group, Disney, and Fox television networks, to help them expand distribution of their content through mobile. Additionally, Adam is Chief Rocker and co-founder of Rock My World, a San Diego-based digital music service for active people. RockMyRun, a service of Rock My World, provides music mixes, designed by popular, professional DJ’s, to runners around the globe. The music mixes are available across a variety of genres, lengths and paces, to help runners have more fun and perform better during their workouts and races. The mixes are available from www.RockMyRun.com and from the RockMyRun iPhone app, currently a top 10 paid Health & Fitness app in the App Store.

Sia Kahen

VP of Business Development, LivePOS Inc.

Sia Kahen is the VP of Business Development at LivePOS Inc, a cloud and mobile POS solution that works on Windows, iOS and Android platforms. As the first cloud POS solution, LivePOS has processed over $1B in more than ten countries. At his role, Sia oversees the short and long term viability of the company by following market trends and measuring unit metrics including churn rate, growth rate, customer cost of acquisition and lifetime value. Sia is also responsible for strategic partnerships with third party solutions catering to retailers through open API integrations. Before serving as the VP of Business Development, Sia was the Chief Sales Officer overseeing all direct and indirect sales. Prior to joining LivePOS, Sia worked as a purchasing analyst at Nationwide Real Estate Investment, LLC a company committed to redeveloping shopping centers in the Midwest. Sia has a MBA from UCLA Anderson School of Management and a BS in Chemical Engineering from UCLA.

MODERATOR:

Devang Thakkar

Principal Consultant, DCM Consulting

Devang Thakkar is an entrepreneurial executive with over 15 years of global experience in building and launching software and technology solutions. He has led and launched several technology businesses in various industries including Storage, Imaging, Media and Entertainment, Advertising and Business Processes. Devang has had several leadership roles in Eastman Kodak Company (Rochester and Hollywood), Anacomp and IBM. He expertise is in ‘bringing innovative products to life’ by leading organizations from ‘ideation’ to market launch including: developing strategy, analyzing market trends, customer requirements, product planning, business planning, market planning, leading cross functional teams, managing outsourcing (offshore and onshore), strategic partnerships, P&L management, strategic sales and business development. Devang is currently a principal consultant at DCM Consulting, which offers Product Marketing/Management, Business Development, Outsourcing and Offshore management services. He also serves as a Business Advisor for Connect Springboard and StartUp Circle, helping startup companies with mentoring and coaching to get funded and launched.

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